Charlie M. Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The only way I see this working even short term is to Honky Tonk the shit out of his reign - constant DQs and countouts. Fuck, have him do Money Inc walkouts. In storyline, the entire locker room should be lining up for title shots as quickly as they can get them because now is their best chance at taking the title. But going by WWE's usual motif, Jinder will lose the title back on SmackDown and render the whole thing pointless to begin with. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Disgusting roid pimple man who can't wrestler for shit is the WWE champion. The alternative was Randy Orton so whatever. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The emperor has no clothes. (Predominantly, I am now bored by Nakamura, but that comment could apply to so much on this godforsaken card. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Listen I understand that Orton wasn't a very champion and his feud with Bray Wyatt was horrible but come the fuck on. An average wrestler who found an unlimited supply of roids and got jacked to the gills is a better champion on Smackdown? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 As a Bray Wyatt fan, it hurts my soul to know he lost at Mania for this. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 minute ago, hammerva said: Listen I understand that Orton wasn't a very champion and his feud with Bray Wyatt was horrible but come the fuck on. An average wrestler who found an unlimited supply of roids and got jacked to the gills is a better champion on Smackdown? It's a Jinderella dream come true. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Just now, nofuture said: It's a Jinderella dream come true. We know you stole that from the tweet on Talking Smack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I like a good comedy match so the Usos/Fashion Police match was fun. The Uso promos have been ridiculously good lately, so I'm not complaining that they retained, but I would've liked the po-pos to get the win tonight, if only just for a two day title reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The show was pretty solid all the way around. I was expecting a glorified squash out of Nak/Ziggler but Dolph got quite a bit in. Shame he's been jobbed to oblivion for so long, otherwise him hitting all his moves on Nak might have actually given the crowd a sense he might win. Decent match but nowhere near as good as his debut against Sami. Tag title match was an entertaining Chikara tag match. The Fashion Police were tremendous here. I guess The Usos are going to hold onto the belts until New Day show up. The women's match was what it was. Nothing actively bad but I didn't feel like it was anything we haven't seen before. All the women on the roster being involved in the same program with one another isn't really doing anyone any favors. Sami/Corbin was solid and it was good to see Sami win. Harper/Rowan was actually a pretty good hoss fight. They were really bombing the fuck out of eachother towards the end. I understand wanting to prolong the Styles/Owens program but that was still a bullshit finish. There were plenty of other non-endings they could have done, but that was the equivalent of someone slipping on a banana peel after fighting for 20 minutes. Everything else in the match was great so I'm all in for further matches. The main event wasn't actively bad and about as good as you can expect with the two guys involved. The Bollywood Boys are what, a buck fifty each? Perhaps Orton isn't used to tossing around guys that small and overdid it a bit. Why the hell am I defending Randy Orton? Fuck him, he's probably one of my least favorite guys on the roster so I have no problem with him losing. I also like that they showed it's possible for someone other than the usual suspects can win the big one. Fully expect Orton to win it back after their India tour though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Maybe it's just me, but I thought Nakamura took too much offense. It comes from Ziggler being beaten down to nothing, so that he lasted for three minutes didn't make sense IMO. They should have taken a page out of TakeOver: Dallas and had Ziggler play it more like Zayn as a match of mutual respect. Okay match, but not what it could have been. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Fuck bacne, Mahal's chest looks like a topographical map. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Love this new alternative fact about how people knew that Jinder Mahal was championship material. Please you are going to tell me you were that 1 or 2 people that watched Superstars and Main Event in the last 4 years. Now we are going to act like Rusev was the weak link in that team. Come on I get the hatred for Orton but come on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Kevin Owens is the absolute best. His segment on Talking Smack is enough to make my $9.99 this month worth it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Thanks to the Great Khali, Jinder isn't even the worst Indian wrestler to hold the top belt on Smackdown. Let that sink in for a minute. Lets say Vince lost his mind about 27 years ago, who would be the 1990 equivalent to Jinder winning the title? The Warlord was treated as more of threat than Jinder has been treated. I think it would be Paul Roma or Boris Zhukov winning the title. Jinder's case of the measles is fucking disgusting, btw. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Thanks to the Great Khali, Jinder isn't even the worst Indian wrestler to hold the top belt on Smackdown. Let that sink in for a minute. Lets say Vince lost his mind about 27 years ago, who would be the 1990 equivalent to Jinder winning the title? The Warlord was treated as more of threat than Jinder has been treated. I think it would be Paul Roma or Boris Zhukov winning the title. Jinder's case of the measles is fucking disgusting, btw. Can I say Nord just to tweak Matt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 First of all, fuck Eddie Graham. Secondly, Styles/Owens was bananas. Usos/PoPo's was good, but the wrong team went over. Hopefully this program continues. I dug the main event. It's still fucking stupid that they took the belt off Wyatt and broke up the Family for Randy Orton Dogshit Title Reign #473, but the title switch was a surprise, and the crowd seemed into it. It still mystifies me that they switched to Orton in the first place, but oh well.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, hammerva said: Love this new alternative fact about how people knew that Jinder Mahal was championship material. Please you are going to tell me you were that 1 or 2 people that watched Superstars and Main Event in the last 4 years. Now we are going to act like Rusev was the weak link in that team. Come on I get the hatred for Orton but come on. Who said they saw it coming? ---------- Is this the least likely guy to ever hold the WWWF/WWF/WWE title? Maybe Vince himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, odessasteps said: Can I say Nord just to tweak Matt? Sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 19 minutes ago, StuntmanCrowley said: As a Bray Wyatt fan, it hurts my soul to know he lost at Mania for this. Isn't there a saying of not working the talent? Bray got worked in all this. A real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Becky Lynch lost again. Becky's booked as the weakest of the four horsewomen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Just now, Burgundy LaRue said: Isn't there a saying of not working the talent? Bray got worked in all this. A real shame. I hope that the rumors of him being pissed behind the scenes are true. I don't comprehend how he handles being booked like garbage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Lets say Vince lost his mind about 27 years ago, who would be the 1990 equivalent to Jinder winning the title? The Warlord was treated as more of threat than Jinder has been treated. I think it would be Paul Roma or Boris Zhukov winning the title. Nobody really works for that because back then anyone with a gimmick/theme song got to win squash matches on weekend TV all the time even if they never won anything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Who said they saw it coming? ---------- Is this the least likely guy to ever hold the WWWF/WWF/WWE title? Maybe Vince himself? I'd say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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